The New York Times – Gabrielle Guz and Alexandra S. Levine
“We’ve all heard people say: Learning a second language is easier for children than it is for adults. But it’s not that simple. One group is no better (or worse) at learning languages than the other, said Jun Liu, a professor of linguistics at Stony Brook University. For children, the language acquisition process is just more natural — they are better at picking up intonations and pronunciations, he said.” (more)